PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerlach Rutger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rutger
vs
Growwoo

180 cm
32
215 lbs
23 - 10 - 2

205 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growwoo tries to clinch but Rutger moves away

and Rutger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Growwoo's guard now.
Rutger tries to free his leg and advance position but Growwoo is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Growwoo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Growwoo keeping full guard, as Rutger tries to pass.
Growwoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rutger wants to pass the guard but Growwoo is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger trying to control but Growwoo is working from the bottom.
Growwoo working a defensive guard here.

Remy Growwoo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Growwoo throws a head kick that misses.
Growwoo tries to clinch up.
Growwoo wants to clinch.
Rutger shoots for a double leg takedown but Growwoo sprawls well. He's pushed Rutger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Growwoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Growwoo closes the distance but Rutger moves to the side

and Rutger counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger throwing strikes but missing.
Growwoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Growwoo, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Growwoo is on top in guard.
Rutger controlling Growwoo's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gerlach Rutger.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Growwoo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rutger's face.

It looks like Gerlach Rutger has been cut.
Growwoo stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutger avoids the damage to the body.
Rutger managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Growwoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutger avoids the head kick by Growwoo.
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Rutger circles away and keeps his distance.
Growwoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutger circles away.
Growwoo tries to clinch but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rutger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Growwoo's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Growwoo managing to control the position.
Rutger throws a strike but Growwoo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gerlach Rutger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Growwoo's waist but Growwoo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rutger off to one side.
Growwoo scores with a leg kick.
Rutger keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Growwoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Growwoo moves in looking to clinch but Rutger pushes him off.
Growwoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Growwoo takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Growwoo lands a damaging elbow.
Growwoo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Growwoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Growwoo effectively controlling the action here.
Rutger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Growwoo avoiding damage.
Rutger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Growwoo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutger is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Growwoo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Growwoo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Growwoo stalls.
Rutger is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerlach Rutger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Growwoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Growwoo lands a knee to the body.
Growwoo taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Growwoo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Growwoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutger won't want to take too many of those.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutger avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Growwoo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Growwoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Growwoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Growwoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Growwoo obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo lands a nice knee to the body.
Growwoo has Rutger pushed against the cage.
Growwoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Growwoo.
Growwoo scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Growwoo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Remy Growwoo.

Growwoo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Growwoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Growwoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutger swats away the attempt to clinch by Growwoo.
Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Growwoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Growwoo wants to clinch up but Rutger keeps it at a distance.
Rutger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Growwoo. Growwoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Growwoo has closed the distance and engaged Rutger in a clinch.
Rutger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Growwoo prevents it.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger letting Growwoo take a breather here.
Growwoo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rutger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Growwoo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Growwoo.

Growwoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Growwoo is looking to clinch.
Growwoo wants to clinch.
Growwoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Growwoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Growwoo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Growwoo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rutger avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Remy Growwoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Growwoo taking a breather.
Rutger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutger is defending well for now.
Rutger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Growwoo obliges.
Growwoo lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Growwoo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerlach Rutger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutger avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Growwoo is struggling to control the position.
Growwoo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Growwoo lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rutger up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Growwoo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
Growwoo scores a nice knee to the body.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Growwoo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Growwoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Rutger won't want to take too many of those.

Growwoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Growwoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Growwoo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Growwoo!